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The Cy Young Award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955. The award was originally given to the single best pitcher in the major leagues, but in 1967, after the retirement of Frick, the award was given to one pitcher in each league.
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The first recipient of the Cy Young Award was Don Newcombe of the Dodgers, in 1956.
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In 1957, Warren Spahn became the first left-handed pitcher to win the Cy Young award.
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In 1963, Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win the Cy Young award in a unanimous vote; two years later he became the first multiple winner.
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In 1965, Sandy Koufax became the first pitcher to win the Cy Young award for a second time.
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In 1974, Mike Marshall won the Cy Young, becoming the first relief pitcher to win the award.
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In 1978, Gaylord Perry (age 40) became the oldest pitcher to receive the award, only to have the record broken in 2004 by Roger Clemens (age 42).
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The youngest Cy Young recipient was Dwight Gooden (age 20 in 1985).
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The 1958 Cy Young recipient was Bob Turley of the New York Yankees.
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The 1959 Cy Young recipient was Early Wynn of the Chicago White Sox.
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The 1960 Cy Young recipient was Vern Law of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The 1961 Cy Young recipient was Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees.
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The 1962 Cy Young recipient was Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1963 Cy Young recipient was Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1964 Cy Young recipient was Dean Chance of the Los Angeles Angels.
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The 1965 Cy Young recipient was Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1966 Cy Young recipient was Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1967 National League Cy Young recipient was Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants.
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The 1968 National League Cy Young recipient was Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 1969 National League Cy Young recipient was Tom Seaver of the New York Mets.
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The 1970 National League Cy Young recipient was Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 1971 National League Cy Young recipient was Ferguson Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs.
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The 1972 National League Cy Young recipient was Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1973 National League Cy Young recipient was Tom Seaver of the New York Mets.
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The 1974 National League Cy Young recipient was Mike Marshall of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1975 National League Cy Young recipient was Tom Seaver of the New York Mets.
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The 1976 National League Cy Young recipient was Randy Jones of the San Diego Padres.
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The 1977 National League Cy Young recipient was Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1978 National League Cy Young recipient was Gaylord Perry of the San Diego Padres.
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The 1979 National League Cy Young recipient was Bruce Sutter of the Chicago Cubs.
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The 1980 National League Cy Young recipient was Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1981 National League Cy Young recipient was Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1982 National League Cy Young recipient was Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1983 National League Cy Young recipient was John Denny of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1984 National League Cy Young recipient was Rick Sutcliffe of the Chicago Cubs.
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The 1985 National League Cy Young recipient was Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets.
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The 1986 National League Cy Young recipient was Mike Scott of the Houston Astros.
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The 1987 National League Cy Young recipient was Steve Bedrosian of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1988 National League Cy Young recipient was Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1989 National League Cy Young recipient was Mark Davis of the San Diego Padres.
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The 1990 National League Cy Young recipient was Doug Drabek of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The 1991 National League Cy Young recipient was Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1992 National League Cy Young recipient was Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs.
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The 1993 National League Cy Young recipient was Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1994 National League Cy Young recipient was Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1995 National League Cy Young recipient was Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1996 National League Cy Young recipient was John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1997 National League Cy Young recipient was Pedro Martinez of the Montreal Expos.
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The 1998 National League Cy Young recipient was Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1999 National League Cy Young recipient was Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The 2000 National League Cy Young recipient was Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The 2001 National League Cy Young recipient was Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The 2002 National League Cy Young recipient was Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The 2003 National League Cy Young recipient was Eric Gagne of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 2004 National League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros.
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The 2005 National League Cy Young recipient was Chris Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 2006 National League Cy Young recipient was Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The 2007 National League Cy Young recipient was Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres.
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The 2008 National League Cy Young recipient was Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants.
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The 2009 National League Cy Young recipient was Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants.
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The 2010 National League Cy Young recipient was Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 2011 National League Cy Young recipient was Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 2012 National League Cy Young recipient was R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets.
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The 2013 National League Cy Young recipient was Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1967 American League Cy Young recipient was Jim Lonborg of the Boston Red Sox.
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The 1968 American League Cy Young recipient was Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers.
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The 1969 American League Cy Young recipients were Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers and Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1970 American League Cy Young recipient was Jim Perry of the Minnesota Twins.
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The 1971 American League Cy Young recipient was Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1972 American League Cy Young recipient was Gaylord Perry of the Cleveland Indians.
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The 1973 American League Cy Young recipient was Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1974 American League Cy Young recipient was Catfish Hunter of the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1975 American League Cy Young recipient was Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1976 American League Cy Young recipient was Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1977 American League Cy Young recipient was Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees.
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The 1978 American League Cy Young recipient was Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees.
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The 1979 American League Cy Young recipient was Mike Flanagan of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1980 American League Cy Young recipient was Steve Stone of the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1981 American League Cy Young recipient was Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The 1982 American League Cy Young recipient was Pete Vuckovich of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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The 1983 American League Cy Young recipient was LaMarr Hoyt of the Chicago White Sox.
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The 1984 American League Cy Young recipient was Willie Hernández of the Detroit Tigers.
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The 1985 American League Cy Young recipient was Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals.
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The 1986 American League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox.
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The 1987 American League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox.
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The 1988 American League Cy Young recipient was Frank Viola of the Minnesota Twins.
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The 1989 American League Cy Young recipient was Bret Saberhagen of the Kansas City Royals.
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The 1990 American League Cy Young recipient was Bob Welch of the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1991 American League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox.
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The 1992 American League Cy Young recipient was Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1993 American League Cy Young recipient was Jack McDowell of the Chicago White Sox.
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The 1994 American League Cy Young recipient was David Cone of the Kansas City Royals.
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The 1995 American League Cy Young recipient was Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners.
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The 1996 American League Cy Young recipient was Pat Hentgen of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 1997 American League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 1998 American League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 1999 American League Cy Young recipient was Pedro Martinez of the Boston Red Sox.
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The 2000 American League Cy Young recipient was Pedro Martinez of the Boston Red Sox.
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The 2001 American League Cy Young recipient was Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees.
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The 2002 American League Cy Young recipient was Barry Zito of the Oakland Athletics.
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The 2003 American League Cy Young recipient was Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 2004 American League Cy Young recipient was Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins.
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The 2005 American League Cy Young recipient was Bartolo Colón of the Los Angeles Angels.
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The 2006 American League Cy Young recipient was Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins.
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The 2007 American League Cy Young recipient was C.C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians.
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The 2008 American League Cy Young recipient was Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians.
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The 2009 American League Cy Young recipient was Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals.
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The 2010 American League Cy Young recipient was Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners.
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The 2011 American League Cy Young recipient was Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers.
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The 2012 American League Cy Young recipient was David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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The 2013 American League Cy Young recipient was Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers.
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Roger Clemens currently holds the record for the most Cy Young awards won, with seven.
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Greg Maddux (1992–1995) and Randy Johnson (1999–2002) share the record for the most consecutive Cy Young awards won.
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Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, Gaylord Perry and Roy Halladay are the only pitchers to have won the Cy Young award in both the American League and National League.
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In 1973 the American League, which had been suffering from much lower attendance than the National League, made a move to increase scoring even further by initiating the designated hitter rule.
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Sandy Koufax is the only pitcher who won multiple Cy Young awards during the period when only one award was presented for all of Major League Baseball.
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Roger Clemens was the youngest pitcher to win a second Cy Young Award, while Tim Lincecum is the youngest pitcher to do it in the National League.
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The 1955 World Series MVP was Johnny Podres, starting pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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The 1956 World Series MVP was Don Larsen, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees.
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The 1957 World Series MVP was Lew Burdette, starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves.
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The 1958 World Series MVP was Bob Turley, pitcher for the New York Yankees.
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The 1959 World Series MVP was Larry Sherry, relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1960 World Series MVP was Bobby Richardson, second baseman for the New York Yankees.
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The 1961 World Series MVP was Whitey Ford, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees.
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The 1962 World Series MVP was Ralph Terry, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees.
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The 1963 World Series MVP was Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1964 World Series MVP was Bob Gibson, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 1965 World Series MVP was Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1966 World Series MVP was Frank Robinson, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1967 World Series MVP was Bob Gibson, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 1968 World Series MVP was Mickey Lolich, starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.
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The 1969 World Series MVP was Donn Clendenon, first baseman for the New York Mets.
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The 1970 World Series MVP was Brooks Robinson, third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1971 World Series MVP was Roberto Clemente, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The 1972 World Series MVP was Gene Tenace, catcher for the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1973 World Series MVP was Reggie Jackson, outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1974 World Series MVP was Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1975 World Series MVP was Pete Rose, third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds.
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The 1976 World Series MVP was Johnny Bench, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
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The 1977 World Series MVP was Reggie Jackson, outfielder for the New York Yankees.
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The 1978 World Series MVP was Bucky Dent, shortstop for the New York Yankees.
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The 1979 World Series MVP was Willie Stargell, first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The 1980 World Series MVP was Mike Schmidt, third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 1981 World Series MVP were Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1982 World Series MVP was Darrell Porter, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 1983 World Series MVP was Rick Dempsey, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
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The 1984 World Series MVP was Alan Trammell, shortstop for the Detroit Tigers.
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The 1985 World Series MVP was Bret Saberhagen, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.
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The 1986 World Series MVP was Ray Knight, third baseman for the New York Mets.
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The 1987 World Series MVP was Frank Viola, starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins.
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The 1988 World Series MVP was Orel Hershiser, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The 1989 World Series MVP was Dave Stewart, starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.
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The 1990 World Series MVP was Jose Rijo, starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
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The 1991 World Series MVP was Jack Morris, starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins.
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The 1992 World Series MVP was Pat Borders, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 1993 World Series MVP was Paul Molitor, third baseman/DH for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The 1995 World Series MVP was Tom Glavine, starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
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The 1996 World Series MVP was John Wetteland, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees.
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The 1997 World Series MVP was Liván Hernández, starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins.
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The 1998 World Series MVP was Scott Brosius, third baseman for the New York Yankees.
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The 1999 World Series MVP was Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees.
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The 2000 World Series MVP was Derek Jeter, shortstop for the New York Yankees.
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The 2001 World Series MVP were Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, starting pitchers for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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The 2002 World Series MVP was Troy Glaus, third baseman for the Angels Anaheim.
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The 2003 World Series MVP was Josh Beckett, starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins.
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The 2004 World Series MVP was Manny Ramirez, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox.
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The 2005 World Series MVP was Jermaine Dye, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox.
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The 2006 World Series MVP was David Eckstein, shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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The 2007 World Series MVP was Mike Lowell, third Baseman for the Boston Red Sox.
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The 2008 World Series MVP was Cole Hamels, starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.
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The 2009 World Series MVP was Hideki Matsui, DH for the New York Yankees.
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The 2010 World Series MVP was Edgar Renteria, SS for the San Francisco Giants.
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The 2011 World Series MVP was David Freese, 3B for the St.Louis Cardinals.
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The 2012 World Series MVP was Pablo Sandoval, 3B for the San Francisco Giants.
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The 2013 World Series MVP was David Ortiz, DH for the Boston Red Sox.
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The Boston Americans were the 1903 World Champions. They defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 games to 3. Boston pitchers Bill Dinneen and Cy Young led Boston to victory. Honus Wagner, bothered by injuries, batted only 6 for 27 (.222) in the Series and committed six errors. Much was made of the influence of Boston's "Royal Rooters," who traveled to Pittsburgh and sang their theme song "Tessie" to distract the opposing players (especially Honus Wagner). Boston would end up winning three out of the four games at Pittsburgh.
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No World Series was played in 1904. The 1904 World Series was a championship series that never occurred in Major League Baseball. The Boston Americans repeated as American League champions in 1904 and the New York Giants won the National League championship.
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The New York Giants were the 1905 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 games to 1. Each of the five games was a shutout. Three of those, over a six-day span, were pitched and won by Christy Mathewson. The New York Giants yielded no earned runs in this Series, and set a mathematically unbreakable record for lowest team ERA of 0.00.
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The Chicago White Sox were the 1906 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 2. The 1906 World Series featured a crosstown matchup between the Chicago Cubs, who had posted the highest regular-season win total (116) and winning percentage (.763) in the major leagues since the advent of the 154-game season; and the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox, known as the "Hitless Wonders" after finishing with the worst team batting average (.230) in the American League, beat the Cubs in six games for one of the greatest upsets in Series history. The teams split the first four games; then the Hitless Wonders exploded for 26 hits in the last two games. True to their nickname, the White Sox hit only .198 as a team in winning the series but it bettered the .196 average produced by the Cubs.
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The Chicago Cubs were the 1907 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 0 (1 tie). The Cubs came back strong from their shocking loss in the 1906 World Series. The Tigers' young star Ty Cobb came into the Series with the first of his many league batting championships. With pitching dominance over the Tigers and Cobb, the Cubs allowed only three runs in the four games they won, while stealing 18 bases off the rattled Tigers. Tigers pitcher "Wild Bill" Donovan struck out twelve Cubs in Game 1. Although that matched Ed Walsh's total in Game 3 against the Cubs in 1906, it was across twelve innings. Donovan struck out just ten Cubs in the first nine innings of the game.
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The Chicago Cubs were the 1908 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 1. The 1908 World Series is significant for being the last World Championship the Cubs ever won. This was the year of the infamous "Merkle's Boner" play that allowed the Chicago Cubs to reach the World Series after beating the New York Giants in a one-game "playoff", actually the makeup game for the tie that the Merkle play had caused. Ty Cobb had a much better Series than in 1907, as did the rest of his team. The final two games, in Detroit, were shutouts. This was also the most poorly attended Series in history, with the final game drawing a record-low 6,210 fans. Attendance in Chicago was harmed by a ticket-scalping scheme that fans accused the club's owner of participating in, and the Series was boycotted to some degree.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the 1909 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. The Pirates won the pennant in 1909 behind the brilliant play of Honus Wagner, who led the league with a .339 batting average and 100 RBI. Detroit returned for their third consecutive Fall Classic determined to erase the memories of their previous efforts. The Tigers were also backed up by the heavy bat of Ty Cobb (who had just won his third consecutive American League batting title) and a formidable pitching staff. They might have finally won the Series had it not been for Pirates rookie Babe Adams. Manager Fred Clarke started him, on a hunch, in Game 1. Adams won that game and two more, setting a World Series record. The Tigers thus became the first AL team to win three consecutive pennants and the first team to lose three straight World Series.
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The Philadelphia Athletics were the 1910 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1. Jack Coombs of Philadelphia won three games and Eddie Collins supplied timely hitting. The greatest Cubs team in history closed out its glory years, only ten years into the new century.
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The Philadelphia Athletics were the 1911 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2. Philadelphia third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker earned his nickname during this Series. His home run in Game 2 off Rube Marquard was the margin of victory for the Athletics, and his blast in Game 3 off Christy Mathewson tied that game in the ninth, and the Athletics eventually won in the eleventh. The Giants never recovered. An ironic sidelight was that Mathewson (or his ghostwriter) had criticized Marquard in his newspaper column after Game 2, for giving up the gopher ball, only to fall victim himself the very next day. Baker was swinging a hot bat in general, going 9 for 24 to lead all batters in the Series with a .375 average. The six consecutive days of rain between Games 3 and 4 caused the longest delay between World Series games until the 1989 earthquake-interrupted Series, which incidentally featured the same two franchises, albeit on the west coast.
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The Boston Red Sox were the 1912 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 3 (1 tie). This dramatic series showcased great pitching from Giant Christy Mathewson and from Boston fireballer Smoky Joe Wood. Nearly all of the games were close. Four games in this Series were decided by one run. Game 7 was the only one with a margin greater than three runs. Two games, including the decisive Game 8, went to extra innings.
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The Philadelphia Athletics were the 1913 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 1. The A's pitching gave the edge to a closer-than-it-looked Series. The great Christy Mathewson lost his Series swan song in the final game to an old college rival and eventual fellow Baseball Hall of Fame member, Eddie Plank. The Giants thus became the first National League team since the Chicago Cubs (1906–1908) to win three consecutive pennants. They were also the second club (following the Detroit Tigers (1907–1909) to lose three consecutive World Series.
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The Boston Braves were the 1914 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 games to 0. A contender for greatest upset of all time, the "Miracle Braves" were in last place on July 4, then roared on to win the National League pennant by 10-1/2 games and sweep the stunned Athletics. The Braves' relatively unknown starting trio of pitchers, with a combined career record of 285–245, outperformed the Athletics vaunted rotation (929–654) in all four games. Hank Gowdy hit .545 (6 of 11) with five extra-base hits and also drew five walks for Boston in the series and was the difference maker in Games 1 and 3.
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The Boston Red Sox were the 1915 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 1. In their only World Series before 1950, the Phillies won Game 1 before being swept the rest of the way. It was 65 years before the Phillies won their next Series game. The Red Sox pitching was so strong in the 1915 series that the young Babe Ruth was not used on the mound and only made a single pinch-hitting appearance.
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The Boston Red Sox were the 1916 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Robins 4 games to 2. Casey Stengel shined on offense for the Robins in the 1916 Series but the Red Sox pitching core ultimately proved too much for the denizens of Flatbush. The Sox's Babe Ruth pitched thirteen shutout innings in Game 2, starting a consecutive scoreless innings streak that would reach 29 in 1918. 
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The Chicago White Sox were the 1917 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2. The Series was played against the backdrop of World War I, which dominated the American newspapers that year and next.
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The Boston Red Sox were the 1918 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1. Star pitcher Pete Alexander of the Cubs saw almost no action in the 1918 regular season due to military service, and did not pitch in the Series. This left the Cubs pitching corps thin compared to the strong Red Sox staff, which included Babe Ruth and Carl Mays. Hippo Vaughn was the strongest Cubs pitcher, having won the pitching triple crown in 1918, but he would have the misfortune of facing the best arms the Red Sox had, and would lose two of the four Cubs losses. The winning pitcher of Game 1 was none other than Babe Ruth, who pitched a shutout. 1918 would be the last Red Sox World Series Championship until 2004. 
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The Cincinnati Reds were the 1919 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago White Sox 5 games to 3. The events of the series are often associated with the Black Sox Scandal, when several members of the Chicago franchise conspired with gamblers to throw World Series games. The 1919 World Series was the last World Series to take place without a Commissioner of Baseball in place. In 1920, the various franchise owners installed Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first "Commissioner of Baseball."
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The Cleveland Indians were the 1920 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Robins 5 games to 2. This series was a best-of-nine series, like the first World Series in 1903 and the World Series of 1919 and 1921. The only World Series triple play, the first World Series grand slam and the World Series home run by a pitcher all occurred in this Series. Cleveland had won the American League pennant in a close race with the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. The Sox's participation in the Black Sox Scandal the previous year had caught up to them late in the season, and their star players were suspended with three games left in the season, when they were in a virtual tie with the Indians. The Yankees, with their recently-acquired star Babe Ruth, were almost ready to start their eventual World Series dynasty. For Cleveland, it would prove to be one of their few successes in a long history of largely either poor or not-quite-good enough clubs. This would be the last World Series until 1980 to feature two franchises that had not previously won a championship.
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The New York Giants were the 1921 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 5 games to 3. The Series was much-anticipated, as it featured John McGraw's Giants, who were dedicated practitioners of the dead-ball era's "inside game"; and the Yankees, who relied on the "power game" exemplified by their star player, Babe Ruth, who was coming off a sensational year, arguably his best ever statistically. The Series was a closely-contested matchup and ended on a double play featuring a baserunning miscue. Because of an infected arm and a bad knee (he wrenched it in the fifth game), Babe Ruth did not start the final game but did appear in the bottom of the ninth pinch hitting for Wally Pipp. The Series was the first to be broadcast on radio. Announcer Thomas Cowan recreated the game over Westinghouse-owned WJZ in Newark, listening to phoned-in reports from the stadium.
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The New York Giants were the 1922 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 0 (1 tie). As with the 1921 World Series, every game was played at the Polo Grounds since it housed both teams, with the home team alternating.
The Giants pitched around Babe Ruth and scored just enough runs to win each of the games outside of the controversial Game 2 tie. That game was called on account of darkness, but many thought there was sufficient light to have played some more innings (the sun was still in the sky).
This would prove to be Giants' manager John McGraw's third and final World Series win.
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The New York Yankees were the 1923 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2. This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships (as of 2009). In Game 6, The Yankees overcame the 4–1 deficit by staging a five-run rally in the eighth inning to clinch the series. This was the third time that a team had inaugurated a new stadium with a World Series win, and would be the last until the St. Louis Cardinals victory in their new ballpark in 2006 and the New York Yankees again won the World Series in 2009 in their New Yankee Stadium.
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The Washington Senators were the 1924 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 3. Though the Senators (interchangeably called the Nationals in those days) would reach the World Series twice more during their time in Washington (1925 and 1933), their next World Series victory would not come until 1987, after more than half a century and a relocation from Washington to become the Minnesota Twins. The Giants became the first team to play in four consecutive World Series, winning in 1921–1922 and losing in 1923–1924. Their long-time manager, John McGraw, made his ninth and final World Series appearance.
Walter Johnson, after pitching his first 20-victory season (23) since 1919, was making his first World Series appearance, at the age of 36.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the 1925 World Champions. They defeated the Washington Senators 4 games to 3. In a reversal of fortune from the previous 1924 World Series, Walter Johnson dominated in Games 1 and 4, but lost Game 7.
The Senators built up a 3–1 Series lead. After Pittsburgh won the next two games, Johnson again took the mound for Game 7, and carried a 6–4 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning. But errors by shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh in both the seventh and eighth innings led to four unearned runs, and the Pirates become the first team in a best-of-seven Series to overcome a 3–1 Series deficit to win the championship. Peckinpaugh, the Senators' regular shortstop and the 1925 American League Most Valuable Player, had a tough Series in the field, committing a record eight errors.
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1926 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1927 World Champions. They defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1928 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0. 
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The Philadelphia Athletics were the 1929 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1. 
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The Philadelphia Athletics were the 1930 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 2. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1931 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1932 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Giants were the 1933 World Champions. They defeated the Washington Senators 4 games to 1. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1934 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. 
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The Detroit Tigers were the 1935 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1936 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1937 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 1. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1938 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1939 World Champions. They defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 0. 
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The Cincinnati Reds were the 1940 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1941 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 1. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1942 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 1. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1943 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 1. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1944 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Browns 4 games to 2. 
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The Detroit Tigers were the 1945 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 3. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1946 World Champions. They defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1947 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3. 
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The Cleveland Indians were the 1948 World Champions. They defeated the Boston Braves 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1949 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 1. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1950 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1951 World Champions. They defeated the New York Giants 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1952 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1953 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Giants were the 1954 World Champions. They defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 0. 
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The Brooklyn Dodgers were the 1955 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1956 World Champions. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4 games to 3. 
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The Milwaukee Braves were the 1957 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1958 World Champions. They defeated the Milwaukee Braves 4 games to 3. 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were the 1959 World Champions. They defeated the Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2. 
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the 1960 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1961 World Champions. They defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1962 World Champions. They defeated the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3. 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were the 1963 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 0. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1964 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were the 1965 World Champions. They defeated the Minnesota Twins 4 games to 3. 
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The Baltimore Orioles were the 1966 World Champions. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 0. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1967 World Champions. They defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 3. 
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The Detroit Tigers were the 1968 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Mets were the 1969 World Champions. They defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 1. 
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The Baltimore Orioles were the 1970 World Champions. They defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 1. 
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the 1971 World Champions. They defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 3. 
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The Oakland Athletics were the 1972 World Champions. They defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 games to 3. 
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The Oakland Athletics were the 1973 World Champions. They defeated the New York Mets 4 games to 3. 
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The Oakland Athletics were the 1974 World Champions. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 1. 
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The Cincinnati Reds were the 1975 World Champions. They defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 3. 
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The Cincinnati Reds were the 1976 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1977 World Champions. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1978 World Champions. They defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 games to 2. 
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the 1979 World Champions. They defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 3. 
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The Philadelphia Phillies were the 1980 World Champions. They defeated the Kansas City Royals 4 games to 2. 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were the 1981 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 2. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 1982 World Champions. They defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4 games to 3. 
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The Baltimore Orioles were the 1983 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 1. 
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The Detroit Tigers were the 1984 World Champions. They defeated the San Diego Padres 4 games to 1. 
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The Kansas City Royals were the 1985 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Mets were the 1986 World Champions. They defeated the Boston Red Sox 4 games to 3. 
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The Minnesota Twins were the 1987 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3. 
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were the 1988 World Champions. They defeated the Oakland Athletics 4 games to 1. 
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The Oakland Athletics were the 1989 World Champions. They defeated the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 0. 
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The Cincinnati Reds were the 1990 World Champions. They defeated the Oakland Athletics 4 games to 0. 
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The Minnesota Twins were the 1991 World Champions. They defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 3. 
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The Toronto Blue Jays were the 1992 World Champions. They defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2. 
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The Toronto Blue Jays were the 1993 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2. 
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No World Series was played in 1994 due to the 1994–95 strike.
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The Atlanta Braves were the 1995 World Champions. They defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 2. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1996 World Champions. They defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 2. 
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The Florida Marlins were the 1997 World Champions. They defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 games to 3. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1998 World Champions. They defeated the San Diego Padres 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Yankees were the 1999 World Champions. They defeated the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0. 
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The New York Yankees were the 2000 World Champions. They defeated the New York Mets 4 games to 1. 
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The Arizona Diamondbacks were the 2001 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 3. 
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The Anaheim Angels were the 2002 World Champions. They defeated the San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3. 
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The Florida Marlins were the 2003 World Champions. They defeated the New York Yankees 4 games to 2. 
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The Boston Red Sox were the 2004 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0. 
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The Chicago White Sox were the 2005 World Champions. They defeated the Houston Astros 4 games to 0. 
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The St. Louis Cardinals were the 2006 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 1. 
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The Boston Red Sox were the 2007 World Champions. They defeated the Colorado Rockies 4 games to 0. 
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The Philadelphia Phillies were the 2008 World Champions. They defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4 games to 1. 
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The New York Yankees were the 2009 World Champions. They defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 games to 2. 
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The San Francisco Giants were the 2010 World Champions. They defeated the Texas Rangers 4 games to 1. 
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The St.Louis Cardinals were the 2011 World Champions. They defeated the Texas Rangers 4 games to 3.
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The San Francisco Giants were the 2012 World Champions. They defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 0.
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The Boston Red Sox were the 2013 World Champions. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinales 4 games to 2.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Carl Hubbell and Hal Newhouser are the only pitchers to win the MVP award multiple times, Newhouser winning consecutively in 1944 and 1945.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Stan Musial, Alex Rodriguez, and Robin Yount have won the MVP award at different positions, while Rodriguez is the only player to win the award with two different teams at two different positions.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds has won the MVP award the most often (seven times) and the most consecutively (2001–2004). Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win multiple times; ten players have won three times and seventeen have won twice.
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The MVP award's only tie occurred in the National League in 1979 when Keith Hernandez and Willie Stargell received an equal amount of points.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Before the 1910 season, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile announced he would present a Chalmers Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average in Major League Baseball at the end of the season. The 1910 race for best average in the American League was between the Detroit Tigers' widely disliked Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie of the Cleveland Indians. On the last day of the season, Lajoie overtook Cobb's batting average with seven bunt hits against the St. Louis Browns. American League President Ban Johnson said a recalculation showed that Cobb had won the race anyway, and Chalmers ended up awarding cars to both players.
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In 1911, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile created the Chalmers Award. A committee of baseball writers were to convene after the season to determine the "most important and useful player to the club and to the league". Since the award was not as effective at advertising as Chalmers had hoped, it was discontinued after 1914.
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Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers won the first American League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1911.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frank Schulte of the Chicago Cubs won the first National League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1911.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Tris Speaker of the Boston Red Sox won the American League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1912.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Larry Doyle of the New York Giants won the National League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1912.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators won the American League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1913.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jake Daubert of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1913.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1914.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Johnny Evers of the Boston Braves won the National League Chalmers Award (MVP) in 1914.
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Babe Ruth was ineligible for the MVP award in his famous 1927 season by the rules of the American League award because he had previously won in 1923.
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In 1922 the American League created a new award to honor "the baseball player who is of the greatest all-around service to his club". Winners, voted on by a committee of eight baseball writers chaired by James Crusinberry, received a bronze medal and a cash prize. Voters were required to select one player from each team and player-managers and prior award winners were ineligible. These flaws resulted in the award's being dropped after 1928. The National League award, without these restrictions, lasted from 1924 to 1929.
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George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns won the American League MVP award in 1922.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1923.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators won the American League MVP award in 1924.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn Robins won the National League MVP award in 1924.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roger Peckinpaugh of the Washington Senators won the American League MVP award in 1925.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1925.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
George Burns of the Cleveland Indians won the American League MVP award in 1926.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Bob O'Farrell of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1926.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1927.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 1927.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mickey Cochrane of the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1928.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1928.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Rogers Hornsby of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1929.
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The BBWAA first awarded the modern MVP after the 1931 season, adopting the format the National League used to distribute its league award. One writer in each city with a team filled out a ten-place ballot, with ten points for the recipient of a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on. In 1938, the BBWAA raised the amount of voters to three per city and gave 14 points for a first-place vote. The only significant change since then occurred in 1961, when the number of voters was lowered to two per league city.
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Jimmie Foxx was the first player to win three MVP awards.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Willie Mays won the MVP award in 1954 and 1965 with the same team (Giants) in different cities (New York and San Francisco).
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds' seven MVPs are the most for any individual player.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Alex Rodriguez won the MVP award with two different teams at two different positions.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Albert Pujols won the MVP award three times, all at first base with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1931.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frankie Frisch of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1931.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1932.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 1932.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1933.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants won the National League MVP award in 1933.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mickey Cochrane of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1934.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dizzy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1934.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1935.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1935.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1936.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants won the National League MVP award in 1936.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Charlie Gehringer of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1937.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1937.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1938.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1938.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1939.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Bucky Walters of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1939.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1940.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frank McCormick of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1940.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1941.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dolph Camilli of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1941.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1942.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mort Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1942.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Spud Chandler of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1943.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1943.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1944.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Marty Marion of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1944.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1945.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Phil Cavarretta of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1945.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1946.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1946.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1947.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Bob Elliott of the Boston Braves won the National League MVP award in 1947.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians won the American League MVP award in 1948.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1948.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1949.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1949.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Phil Rizzuto of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1950.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jim Konstanty of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 1950.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1951.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1951.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Bobby Shantz of the Philadelphia Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1952.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Hank Sauer of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1952.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians won the American League MVP award in 1953.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1953.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1954.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Willie Mays of the New York Giants won the National League MVP award in 1954.
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<story category="LeagueMVP">
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1955.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1955.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1956.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1956.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1957.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves won the National League MVP award in 1957.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jackie Jensen of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1958.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1958.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox won the American League MVP award in 1959.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1959.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roger Maris of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1960.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dick Groat of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 1960.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roger Maris of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1961.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1961.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1962.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1962.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Elston Howard of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1963.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1963.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles won the American League MVP award in 1964.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ken Boyer of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1964.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Zoilo Versalles of the Minnesota Twins won the American League MVP award in 1965.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 1965.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles won the American League MVP award in 1966.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 1966.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1967.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Orlando Cepeda of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1967.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1968.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1968.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins won the American League MVP award in 1969.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 1969.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles won the American League MVP award in 1970.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1970.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1971.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe Torre of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1971.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dick Allen of the Chicago White Sox won the American League MVP award in 1972.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1972.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1973.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1973.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jeff Burroughs of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP award in 1974.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1974.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1975.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1975.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Thurman Munson of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1976.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1976.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Rod Carew of the Minnesota Twins won the American League MVP award in 1977.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
George Foster of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1977.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jim Rice of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1978.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 1978.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Don Baylor of the California Angels won the American League MVP award in 1979.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Keith Hernandez of the St. Louis Cardinals and Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates shared the National League MVP award in 1979.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
George Brett of the Kansas City Royals won the American League MVP award in 1980.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 1980.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers won the American League MVP award in 1981.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 1981.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers won the American League MVP award in 1982.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves won the National League MVP award in 1982.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles won the American League MVP award in 1983.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves won the National League MVP award in 1983.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Willie Hernández of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 1984.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1984.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 1985.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Willie McGee of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 1985.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1986.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 1986.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
George Bell of the Toronto Blue Jays won the American League MVP award in 1987.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1987.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
José Canseco of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1988.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Kirk Gibson of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League MVP award in 1988.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers won the American League MVP award in 1989.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Kevin Mitchell of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 1989.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1990.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 1990.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles won the American League MVP award in 1991.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Terry Pendleton of the Atlanta Braves won the National League MVP award in 1991.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 1992.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 1992.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox won the American League MVP award in 1993.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 1993.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox won the American League MVP award in 1994.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jeff Bagwell of the Houston Astros won the National League MVP award in 1994.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Mo Vaughn of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 1995.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Larkin of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 1995.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Juan González of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP award in 1996.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ken Caminiti of the San Diego Padres won the National League MVP award in 1996.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ken Griffey Jr of the Seattle Mariners won the American League MVP award in 1997.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Larry Walker of the Colorado Rockies won the National League MVP award in 1997.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Juan González of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP award in 1998.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs won the National League MVP award in 1998.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Iván Rodríguez of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP award in 1999.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves won the National League MVP award in 1999.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jason Giambi of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 2000.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jeff Kent of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 2000.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners won the American League MVP award in 2001.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 2001.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Miguel Tejada of the Oakland Athletics won the American League MVP award in 2002.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 2002.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Alex Rodriguez of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP award in 2003.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 2003.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Vladimir Guerrero of the Anaheim Angels won the American League MVP award in 2004.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 2004.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 2005.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 2005.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins won the American League MVP award in 2006.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 2006.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees won the American League MVP award in 2007.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League MVP award in 2007.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox won the American League MVP award in 2008.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 2008.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins won the American League MVP award in 2009.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals won the National League MVP award in 2009.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers won the American League MVP award in 2010.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds won the National League MVP award in 2010.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 2011.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers won the National League MVP award in 2011.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 2012.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants won the National League MVP award in 2012.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers won the American League MVP award in 2013.
</story>
<story category="LeagueMVP">
Andrew McCutchen of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League MVP award in 2013.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
The Rookie of the Year award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946. The award became national in 1947; Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman, won the inaugural award.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Originally, the Rookie of the Year award was known as the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award, named after the Chicago White Sox owner of the 1930s. The award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in July 1987, 40 years after Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Of the 162 players named Rookie of the Year, 14 have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
The Rookie of the Year Award has been shared twice: once by Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry of the National League in 1976; and once by John Castino and Alfredo Griffin of the American League in 1979.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Members of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers have won the most Rookie of the Year awards of any franchise (with 16), twice the total of the New York Yankees (eight), who have produced the most in the American League.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Jackie Robinson, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the 1947 Rookie of the Year (both leagues combined).
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Alvin Dark, of the Boston Braves, was the 1948 Rookie of the Year (both leagues combined).
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Roy Sievers, of the St. Louis Browns, was the 1949 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Walt Dropo, of the Boston Red Sox, was the 1950 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Gil McDougald, of the New York Yankees, was the 1951 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Harry Byrd, of the Philadelphia Athletics, was the 1952 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Harvey Kuenn, of the Detroit Tigers, was the 1953 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bob Grim, of the New York Yankees, was the 1954 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Herb Score, of the Cleveland Indians, was the 1955 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Luis Aparicio, of the Chicago White Sox, was the 1956 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tony Kubek, of the New York Yankees, was the 1957 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Albie Pearson, of the Washington Senators, was the 1958 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bob Allison, of the Washington Senators, was the 1959 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ron Hansen, of the Baltimore Orioles, was the 1960 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Don Schwall, of the Boston Red Sox, was the 1961 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tom Tresh, of the New York Yankees, was the 1962 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Gary Peters, of the Chicago White Sox, was the 1963 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tony Oliva, of the Minnesota Twins, was the 1964 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Curt Blefary, of the Minnesota Twins, was the 1965 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tommie Agee, of the Chicago White Sox, was the 1966 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Rod Carew, of the Minnesota Twins, was the 1967 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Stan Bahnsen, of the New York Yankees, was the 1968 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Lou Piniella, of the Kansas City Royals, was the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Thurman Munson, of the New York Yankees, was the 1970 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Chris Chambliss, of the Cleveland Indians, was the 1971 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Carlton Fisk, of the Boston Red Sox, was the 1972 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Al Bumbry, of the Baltimore Orioles, was the 1973 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Mike Hargrove, of the Texas Rangers, was the 1974 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Fred Lynn, of the Boston Red Sox, was the 1975 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Mark Fidrych, of the Detroit Tigers, was the 1976 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Eddie Murray, of the Baltimore Orioles, was the 1977 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Lou Whitaker, of the Detroit Tigers, was the 1978 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
John Castino of the Minnesota Twins and Alfredo Griffin of the Toronto Blue Jays were the 1979 American League Rookies of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Joe Charboneau, of the Cleveland Indians, was the 1980 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Dave Righetti, of the New York Yankees, was the 1981 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Cal Ripken Jr, of the Baltimore Orioles, was the 1982 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ron Kittle, of the Chicago White Sox, was the 1983 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Alvin Davis, of the Seattle Mariners, was the 1984 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ozzie Guillen, of the Chicago White Sox, was the 1985 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
José Canseco, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 1986 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Mark McGwire, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 1987 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Walt Weiss, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 1988 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Gregg Olson, of the Baltimore Orioles, was the 1989 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Sandy Alomar Jr, of the Cleveland Indians, was the 1990 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Chuck Knoblauch, of the Minnesota Twins, was the 1991 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Pat Listach, of the Milwaukee Brewers, was the 1992 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tim Salmon, of the California Angels, was the 1993 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bob Hamelin, of the Kansas City Royals, was the 1994 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Marty Cordova, of the Minnesota Twins, was the 1995 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Derek Jeter, of the New York Yankees, was the 1996 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Nomar Garciaparra, of the Boston Red Sox, was the 1997 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ben Grieve, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 1998 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Carlos Beltrán, of the Kansas City Royals, was the 1999 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Kazuhiro Sasaki, of the Seattle Mariners, was the 2000 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ichiro Suzuki, of the Seattle Mariners, was the 2001 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Eric Hinske, of the Toronto Blue Jays, was the 2002 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Angel Berroa, of the Kansas City Royals, was the 2003 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bobby Crosby, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 2004 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Huston Street, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 2005 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Justin Verlander, of the Detroit Tigers, was the 2006 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Dustin Pedroia, of the Boston Red Sox, was the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Evan Longoria, of the Tampa Bay Rays, was the 2008 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Andrew Bailey, of the Oakland Athletics, was the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Neftali Feliz, of the Texas Rangers, was the 2010 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Jeremy Hellickson, of the Tampa Bay Rays, was the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Mike Trout, of the Los Angeles Angels, was the 2012 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Wil Myers, of the Tampa Bay Rays, was the 2013 American League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Don Newcombe, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the 1949 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Sam Jethroe, of the Boston Braves, was the 1950 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Willie Mays, of the New York Giants, was the 1951 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Joe Black, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the 1952 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Jim Gilliam, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the 1953 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Wally Moon, of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the 1954 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bill Virdon, of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the 1955 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Frank Robinson, of the Cincinnati Reds, was the 1956 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Jack Sanford, of the Philadelphia Phillies, was the 1957 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Orlando Cepeda, of the San Francisco Giants, was the 1958 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Willie McCovey, of the San Francisco Giants, was the 1959 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Frank Howard, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1960 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Billy Williams, of the Chicago Cubs, was the 1961 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ken Hubbs, of the Chicago Cubs, was the 1962 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Pete Rose, of the Cincinnati Reds, was the 1963 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Dick Allen, of the Philadelphia Phillies, was the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Jim Lefebvre, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1965 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tommy Helms, of the Cincinnati Reds, was the 1966 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Tom Seaver, of the New York Mets, was the 1967 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Johnny Bench, of the Cincinnati Reds, was the 1968 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Ted Sizemore, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1969 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Carl Morton, of the Montreal Expos, was the 1970 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Earl Williams, of the Atlanta Braves, was the 1971 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Jon Matlack, of the New York Mets, was the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Gary Matthews, of the San Francisco Giants, was the 1973 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bake McBride, of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the 1974 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
John Montefusco, of the San Francisco Giants, was the 1975 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Butch Metzger of the San Diego Padres and Pat Zachry of the Cincinnati Reds, were the 1976 National League Rookies of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Andre Dawson, of the Montreal Expos, was the 1977 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Bob Horner, of the Atlanta Braves, was the 1978 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Rick Sutcliffe, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1979 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Steve Howe, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1980 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Fernando Valenzuela, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1981 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Steve Sax, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1982 National League Rookie of the Year.
</story>
<story category="Rookie">
Darryl Strawberry, of the New York Mets, was the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Dwight Gooden, of the New York Mets, was the 1984 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Vince Coleman, of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the 1985 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Todd Worrell, of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the 1986 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Benito Santiago, of the San Diego Padres, was the 1987 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Chris Sabo, of the Cincinnati Reds, was the 1988 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Jerome Walton, of the Chicago Cubs, was the 1989 National League Rookie of the Year.
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David Justice, of the Atlanta Braves, was the 1990 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Jeff Bagwell, of the Houston Astros, was the 1991 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Eric Karros, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1992 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Mike Piazza, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1993 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Raul Mondesi, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1994 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Hideo Nomo, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1995 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Todd Hollandsworth, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1996 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Scott Rolen, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the 1997 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Kerry Wood, of the Chicago Cubs, was the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Scott Williamson, of the Cincinnati Reds, was the 1999 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Rafael Furcal, of the Atlanta Braves, was the 2000 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Albert Pujols, of the St. Louis Cardinals, was the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Jason Jennings, of the Colorado Rockies, was the 2002 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Dontrelle Willis, of the Florida Marlins, was the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Jason Bay, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was the 2004 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Ryan Howard, of the Philadelphia Phillies, was the 2005 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Hanley Ramirez, of the Florida Marlins, was the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Ryan Braun, of the Milwaukee Brewers, was the 2007 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Geovany Soto, of the Chicago Cubs, was the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Chris Coghlan, of the Florida Marlins, was the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Buster Posey, of the San Francisco Giants, was the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Craig Kimbrel, of the Atlanta Braves, was the 2011 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Bryce Harper, of the Washington Nationals, was the 2012 National League Rookie of the Year.
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  Jose Fernandez, of the Miami Marlins, was the 2013 National League Rookie of the Year.
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In 1876, National League begins play with eight teams: Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Stockings, Chicago White Stockings, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Louisvlle Grays, Mutual of New York, St. Louis Brown Stockings.
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In 1876, pitchers pitch from 6 foot square, must pitch underhand; batter - can request high or low pitch; strikes - only if batter swings and misses
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In 1884, Pete Browning broke his bat in a game and asked Bud Hillerich's father to fashion a new one on his wood lathe. Browning became known as the "Louisville Slugger" and so did the company that Hillerich founded.
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The American Association ended its 10-year run in 1891. Chicken Wolf of the Louisville Colonels played all 10 years and led the AA in hits, doubles, triples and total bases.
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Lefty Gomez described Jimmie Foxx as so powerful that "he has muscles in his hair."
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"Charlie Root should be remembered for the most wins (201) of any Chicago Cub pitcher, not one pitch to Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series." (Roger Snell, author, "Root for the Cubs.")
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"I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile." (Tom Clark)
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"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." (Humphrey Bogart)
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"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too." (Roy  Campanella)
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"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." (Dave Barry)
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Four teams have won more than 110 games in a season, but only one of them went on to win the World Series. The 1998 New York Yankees.
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In how many World Series did Babe Ruth play during his 22-year career? Ten.
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The 2001 Brewers were the first time to record more strikeouts than base hits.
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Who was the first pitcher to steal home? Jesse Tannehill (in 1900).
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Did you know? Coors Field contains the only brewery in any MLB stadium.
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"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games." (Babe Ruth)
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On August 21, 2003, the Phillies got five consecutive hits in an inning without scoring a run against the Brewers.
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What is the address of ATT Park in San Francisco? 24 Willie Mays Plaza.
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The 1957 Milwaukee Braves were the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated.
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Who was the first DH to hit a home run? Tony Oliva.
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Did you know? Mike Piazza won 10 Silver Slugger awards.
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Did you know? Jack Brickhouse called boxing matches, Chicago Bears football, and Cubs and White Sox baseball.
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Who was the first player to be ejected from a World Series game? Frank Chance (in 1910).
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Did you know? Don Sutton had 20 200-inning seasons.
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In September 2009, Jeff Francoeur went 17-for-36 in one stretch for the New York Mets without a single RBI.
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The 1960 White Sox were the first team to wear their names on the backs of their jerseys.
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Who was the first manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader? Billy Martin (in 1974).
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What was the only team to win two World Series in the 1980s? Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Who is the only player to wear the number "0" for the Philadelphia Phillies? Al Oliver.
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Did you know? As a rookie manager with the Indians, Charlie Manuel was ejected twice in his first three games.
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Which team had five consecutive 100-loss seasons? Philadelphia Phillies (1938-42).
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Did you know? On May 18, 2000, the Florida Marlins stole 10 bases against the San Diego Padres but still lost the game.
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Who was the first catcher to win the Rookie of the Year award? Johnny Bench.
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Who won a batting title in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s? George Brett.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers won their only championship in 1955. What was their average regular-season attendance that season? 13,423.
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"Some of my teammates have kids, so I know it can be done." (Derek Jeter)
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Shibe Park was named for Ben Shibe, an Philadelphia Athletics stockholder and baseball manufacturer.
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Did you know? The nickname "Cy" for Denton True Young is an abbreviation of "Cyclone."
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Did you know? Babe Ruth hit over .300 seventeen times.
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Did you know? In 1927, Babe Ruth hit 14% of all home runs in the American League.
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Did you know? Bill Veeck's family lived in an apartment under the stands at Sportsman's Park in the 1950s.
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"It rained that day.  Even the heavens wept at the passing of Babe Ruth." (Arthur Dailey, sportswriter)
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Who hurled the most shutouts (44) in the 1970s? Jim Palmer.
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In a typical season, major league baseball requires 4,800 ash trees worth of Louisville sluggers.
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Which two managers had six 100-win seasons? Joe McCarthy and Bobby Cox.
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Who is the only pitcher to post a 20-win season with both the Yankees and Mets? David Cone.
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Who twice got 10 or more hits in a World Series for different teams? Paul Molitor.
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What pitcher has the most career wins as a Dodger? Don Sutton.
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The first baseball game to be televised was not in the United States. It was in Tokyo, Japan.
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The turf at Target Field is heated to about 40 degrees in the winter to keep it in tip-top shape for the next season.
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Only three players have hit two career home runs against Mariano Rivera: Aubrey Huff, Edgar Martinez, and Rafael Palmeiro.
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ERA+ represents ERA measured against the league average and adjusted for park factors. The higher ERA+ is better.
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Who represented the Seattle Pilots in the 1969 All-Star Game? Don Mincher.
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Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Toronto. The homer was his first and only "round tripper" in his minor league baseball career.
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The first "rain check" was issued in Detroit in 1888. Ticket holders were admitted free of charge for the next scheduled game.
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What team has won its last nine World Series games? Cincinnati Reds.
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Who are the only brothers to win the Cy Young Award? Gaylord and Jim Perry.
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When the Kingdome was imploded, it set the record for the largest building ever demolished by implosion.
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FIP stands for Fielding Independent Pitching. It is used to evaluate how well a pitcher pitched, regardless of how well his fielders fielded.
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"You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation." (Roger Maris)
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Factoid: Andruw Jones is the youngest player to hit a World Series home run.
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Who was the first black umpire in the major leagues? Emmett Ashford (in 1966).
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On June 21, 2011, the Twins became the first team ever to start a game by going single-double, single-double, single-double, single-double.
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Who is the only pitcher to post 25 wins and record 300 strikeouts (in the same year) and not win the Cy Young Award? Mickey Lolich (in 1971).
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Dodgers pitcher Jeff Weaver served up home runs to three different pitchers in 2005.
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Who is the only pitcher to win back-to-back MVP awards? Hal Newhouser (1944-45).
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Which MLB team holds the record for most home runs (10) in a game? 1987 Toronto Blue Jays.
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Who is the only player to win a Gold Glove for four different teams? Bobby Shantz.
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In 1963, pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ... On July 20, 1969, just minutes after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first home run.
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"It ain't nothin' till I call it." (Bill Klem, umpire)
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"Baseball was one hundred percent of my life." (Ty Cobb)
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"Most pitchers are too smart to manage." (Jim Palmer)
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Mickey Mantle (1954-1960), Joe Morgan (1970-1977) and Dave Winfield (1982-1988) are the only three players in All-Star history to each bat safely in seven back-to-back All-Star games.
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Fenway Park, which opened April 20, 1912, is the oldest American League ballpark still in operation
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Jay Buhner, Jimmie Foxx, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, and Miguel Tejeda are the only American League cycle hitters who capped off their cycle with a grand slam instead of a "mere" home run.
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On October 13, 1971, Bruce Kison of Pittsburgh hit three batters, resulting in the World Series record for most hit batsmen during a single Series game.
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In 2003 Eric Gagne recorded 55 consecutive saves, two fewer than the record for saves in a single season. When added to the eight consecutive saves he made at the end of 2002, Gagne had 63 consecutive saves, a new Major League record.
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Did you know that the only right-handed hitter to play in more than one-hundred fifty games without grounding into a double play during a season is Craig Biggio?
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Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants is the only player who was caught stealing four times, during an extra inning game in 1986.
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On May 1, 1920, the Boston Braves played the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 26-inning game where neither club hit a home run, setting the record for longest game without a home run by either team.
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The Chicago Cubs were the first team to play organ music in a ballpark, Wrigley Field, in 1941.
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The Astrodome in Houston was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it first opened on April 12, 1965.
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"I exploit the greed of all hitters." (Lew Burdette)
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"Do they leave it there during the game?" (Bill "Spaceman" Lee, on first seeing Fenway's Green Monster)
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Who was the last pitcher to record 30 complete games in a season?  Catfish Hunter (in 1975).
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Who was the first U.S. President to throw out an Opening Day pitch?  William Taft in 1910.
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Who hit more home runs in the 1970s than anyone else?  Willie Stargell (296).
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The longest bat, 38 inches, was used by Al Simmons.
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What did Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats?  Strike out.
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"It seems like Satan has thrown the DH into our game." (Andy Van Slyke)
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Who was the last active Seattle Pilot? Fred Stanley.
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Who had the longest career as a major league umpire? Bill Klem (37 years).
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The first baseball caps were made of straw.
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"My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury prone." (Mickey Rivers)
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Duke Farrell once threw out 8 men trying to steal in a single game.
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What White Sox player was nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains"? Luke Appling.
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"I don't throw the first punch. I throw the next four." (Billy Martin)
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Who was known as the Oklahoma Kid? Mickey Mantle.
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Hank Aaron hit how many inside-the-park home runs? 1 (off Jim Bunning).
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In 1972, A's owner Charlie Finley offered his players cash for growing a mustache by Father's Day.
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"Pain don't hurt." (Sparky Anderson)
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"As I remember, the bases were loaded." (Garry Maddox, when asked to describe his first grand slam)
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"Baseball is the most important thing in life that doesn't matter." (Robert Parker)
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Pee Wee Reese finished in the top ten in NL MVP voting eight times.
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Cap Anson was the first player to reach the 3000-hit plateau.
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"Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there?" (Larry Anderson)
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"Pitching is the art of instilling fear." (Sandy Koufax)
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On June 3, 1932, Lou Gehrig of the NY Yankees belted four homers against the Philadelphia Athletics. The score was 20-13.
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Ty Cobb, during his 1909 Triple Crown season, also led the American League in stolen bases with seventy-six, making him the only recipient to also lead in stolen bases.
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Andy Pafko once argued so long with umpire Al Barlick about a mis-caught ball that batter Rocky Nelson was credited with an inside the park home run.
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Hoyt Wilhelm, a future Hall of Fame pitcher, hit a home run during his first at-bat, then had a 21-year career without hitting one more long ball.
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ERA+ adjusts a pitcher's earned run average (ERA) according to the pitcher's ballpark and the ERA of the pitcher's league. Average ERA+ is set to be 100; a score above 100 indicates that the pitcher performed better than average.
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The most runners left on base during a nine-inning shutout is 16. It has occurred twice in Major League history: May 24, 1994, when St. Louis shutout Philadelphia and May 7, 1998, when Seattle shutout Toronto.
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WHIP is walks plus hits per inning pitched. It is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a pitcher has allowed per inning pitched. Since WHIP reflects a pitcher's propensity for allowing batters to reach base, a lower WHIP indicates better performance.
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In 1986, Roger Clemens struck out a record 20 batters in nine innings for the Boston Red Sox.
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On his Hall of Fame plaque, he is called "the greatest shortstop in baseball history."  Who is he?  Honus Wagner.
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Bruce Sutter is the only pitcher inducted in the Hall of Fame to never start at least one game.
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Bruce Bochy was the first European-born manager to win the World Series (He was born in France)
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Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is a non-standardized sabermetric baseball statistic developed to sum up the extent of "a player’s total contributions to their team". The WAR value recorded for a player is claimed to reflect the number of additional wins their team has amassed relative to the number of expected team wins if that player was substituted by a replacement level player: a player that may be brought to the team for minimal cost and effort.
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The 1969 Cubs sent all four infielders (Ernie Banks, Glenn Beckert, Don Kessinger, and Ron Santo) to the All-Star Game.
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Dale Sveum committed 30 errors in 91 games for the Brewers in 1986.
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Who was the last pitcher to post a 40-win season? Ed Walsh in 1908.
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Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) measures what a player’s ERA should have looked like over a given time period, assuming that performance on balls in play and timing were league average. 
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Josh Hamilton has size 19 feet.
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"Well, that's football." (Ray Fosse, after Pete Rose collided with him during the 1970 All-Star Game)
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"The home run is the toughest play in baseball to defend." (Hank Bauer)
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On-base Plus Slugging (OPS) is exactly what it sounds like: the sum of a player’s on-base percentage and their slugging percentage.
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On-base Plus Slugging Plus (OPS+) normalizes a player’s OPS — it adjusts for small variables that might affect OPS scores (e.g. park effects) and puts the statistic on an easy-to-understand scale. A 100 OPS+ is league average, and each point up or down is one percentage  point above or below league average. 
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Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties
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Phillies broadcaster Byrum Saam was known as "The Man of a Zillion Words."
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Ed and Paul Runge are the only father-son pair to umpire no hitters.
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"I stopped caring about strikeouts a long time ago. The way I see it, when I strike out, I don't run to first and show off how slow I am." (Paul Konerko)
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Who was the only MLB player to have a brand of cigarettes named after him? Ty Cobb.
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"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." (Warren Spahn)
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"One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule." (Ron Luciano, umpire)
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"The best thing about baseball is that you can do something about yesterday tomorrow." (Manny Trillo)
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"I found a delivery in my flaw." (Dan Quisenberry)
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Hank Aaron played baseball for twenty-three years and he was the all time home run king, but did you know that he led the league in home runs only four times during his career? 
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"I never thought eyesight was the most important thing in umpiring. The most important things are guts, honesty, common sense, a desire for fair play and an understanding of human nature." (Bill Klem, umpire)
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Ted Williams was the youngest player in Major League history to hit over .400. During the 1941 season, he turned 23. 
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How good was Honus Wagner? He hit .338 in his rookie season, had fifteen consecutive .300 seasons, won eight batting titles, and stole more bases than any other Hall of Fame shortstop.
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Did you know that Major League Baseball saves did not become an officially recognized statistic until the 1969 season? Did you know that the blown save did not become official until 1998?
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On September 11, 1949, the New York Yankees had eleven base on balls, courtesy of the Washington Senators, during the third inning, setting the mark for walks during an inning.
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Ernie Lombardi hit the longest home run ever at Crosley Field, several hundred miles. It landed in a pickup truck headed to Florida on I-75.
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What was the Negro League's Josh Gibson's primary position?  Catcher.
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Vida Blue was the last switch-hitter to win the AL MVP Award.
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"Just as nature fills a vacuum, Reggie fills a spotlight." (Bob Marshall, on Reggie Jackson)
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"They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it." (Willie Mays)
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Pete Rose was the last player-manager.
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"Everyone says baseball is fun, well, you know what? It is." (Greg Maddux)
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"God gave us baseball." (Emmylou Harris, baseball fan)
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"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base." (Jimmy Breslin, sportswriter)
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What future baseball team owner played first base for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882? Charles Comiskey.
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Did you know? Johnny Sain, the pitcher, struck out only 20 times in 774 lifetime at-bats.
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In 2008, umpire Brian Runge was suspended one game for bumping Mets manager Jerry Manuel during an argument.
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Who has been the broadcast voice of the Kansas City Royals since their inception? Denny Matthews.
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How many baseball gloves can be made from one cow? Five.
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"If a horse can't eat it, I don't want to play on it." (Dick Allen, on artificial turf)
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